2005 Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D.

2005 IDEA Part D Annual Report.

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of national activities
to improve the education of children with disabilities funded in fiscal year
(FY) 2005 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), Part D, Subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). As required in
§681(a)(4):

The Secretary shall annually report to Congress
on the Secretary's activities under subparts 2 and 3, including an initial report
not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.

IDEA, Part D (National Activities) includes programs that support
personnel development, technical assistance, model demonstration projects and
information dissemination, as authorized under Subpart 2 of IDEA,
Part D (20 U.S.C. § 1461). It also provides for supports, including parent
training and technology supports, to improve results for children with disabilities
as authorized under Subpart 3 of IDEA, Part D (20 U.S.C. §
1470). A total of 647 national centers and projects were funded in FY 2005,
under Subparts 2 and 3 of IDEA, Part D. Included in this report
are an overview of the programs and corresponding awards for FY 2005, along
with abstracts of the 154 projects that were funded by new awards.